Month: September 2015

Traditional power companies are getting into small-scale solar energy and competing for space on your rooftop. The emerging competition comes as utilities and smaller solar installers fight over the future of the U.S. energy system. While the market for residential… Read More ›

Shannon Zirbel, a mechanical engineer at Brigham Young University is working with Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to create an elegant origami solar array that can be tightly compacted for launch and then deployed in space to generate power for space stations or satellites…. Read More ›

Britain can produce 85% of its power via renewable energy by 2030 provided it undergoes significant changes in energy production and use, according to a new study by Greenpeace. The study attempts to counter the argument that only fossil fuels… Read More ›

Harnessing the energy created from salinity gradients—for example, when freshwater meets the sea—could provide a renewable source of power able to mitigate climate change impacts, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve processes within the desalination industry, according to new… Read More ›

London (AFP) – Top environmental advocates on Wednesday urged the international community to increase and coordinate investments in research and development for renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal within 10 years. “A sensible approach to tackling climate change… Read More ›

A map of solar energy potential for some 1 million buildings across five boroughs in NYC highlights the opportunities for clean energy in the Big Apple, and aims to make solar “exciting and simple.” Rooftops in New York City could… Read More ›

TORONTO, by Chris Arsenault – Kenya and Turkey have exceeded forecasts for harnessing geothermal energy, but other developing countries, including Indonesia and the Philippines, are lagging behind on leveraging the renewable power source, a new analysis shows. If developing nations are to… Read More ›

The three-day Global Cleantech Summit 2015 with the slogan “Doing. Not just talking. Business” begins at Kalastajatorppa and Finlandia Hall in Helsinki begins today. Over 500 participants from around the world are expected to join the conference, according to a… Read More ›

A team of researchers with Kogakuin University has demonstrated a lithium ion battery which is not only nearly transparent, but can also be recharged with direct sunlight alone. The battery was demonstrated at Innovation Japan 2015, where the leader of… Read More ›